Junior Achievement can help ensure that personal finance is taught (and taught well) long before high school
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Two ways in which policymakers can go wrong
Don’t dismiss people’s observations. Averages don’t necessarily predict individual experience.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Stop panicking about boomerang kids
Adult children who move back home shouldn’t be slammed as ‘moochers.’ Most returns to the nest are temporary.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Clarence Page: Crypto investing shows a racial gap. More study is needed, by investors.
Surveys show Black investors buy crypto currency at a higher rate but also need to know more about the risks.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Free repair and replacement are available to Maine consumers; here’s how
A ‘little-known’ Maine state law protects consumers against being sold defective goods within four years of sale. Until recently, I had no idea it existed.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Need for greater public and private investment in higher education’s hidden costs
In Maine and across the nation, ‘invisible’ financial barriers hold back many low-income first-generation college students.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: The path to financial wellness is a personal journey
This is Financial Literacy Month, but evaluating your debt, talking to your kids about money and setting goals with your spouse can be done any time.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Blame greed for rising cost of consumer goods
Corporate executives are exploiting crises to make record profits and line their pockets.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
In midst of student debt crisis, Brunswick teacher trains savvy spenders
High school math teacher Sam Farrell covers topics such as saving, investing and loans, with the aim of helping his students avoid burdensome debt as they enter college or start their professional lives.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The humble Farmer: Living vicariously in a warm camper, not a cold house
This old man (who hates Maine winters) has been following his friends around Mexico with the aid of Google Maps.